Disney launches NFT platform, eye issues at ApeFest and NFT sales rise: Nifty Newsletter

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In this week’s newsletter, check out Disney’s plans to release a nonfungible token (NFT) platform by the end of 2023 and find out why NFT sales volumes will likely continue their upward trend in the coming months. Read about China’s stance on NFT theft and why the CEO of Roblox “dreams” of interoperability. In other news, find out what caused eye-related complaints at the recent ApeFest event in Hong Kong. 

Disney has partnered with NFT company Dapper Labs to launch a digital collectible platform called Disney Pinnacle. Using the platform, Disney will tokenize various characters from the Disney franchise, Pixar and Star Wars as digital collectibles.

Fans can trade and collect digital pins once the NFT platform is fully released on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and for web browsers by the end of 2023.

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Following a recent consistent upward trend in NFT sales volume, Cointelegraph reached out to various professionals working in the industry to get their thoughts on the recent rise in sales. Jonathan Perkins, the co-founder of NFT marketplace SuperRare, said the trend will likely continue for the next six months. The executive believes the bear market is over, and things are finally turning around.

Meanwhile, NFT platform Enjin’s chief financial officer, Oscar Franklin Tan, made similar comments and argued that NFTs have already been established as a unique class of digital assets separate from crypto.

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In a statement published on Nov. 10, the Chinese government declared that those who steal digital collectibles like NFTs would be liable to face theft sentences. According to the announcement, stealing a digital collection intrudes upon the system, which means it also carries out the